Illinois Route 176
The Illinois State Route 176 ( IL 176 short ) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Illinois, which runs in an east - west direction.
The State Route begins at the Illinois State Route 23 in Marengo and ends after 66 kilometers in Lake Bluff at Illinois State Route 131
Course
The IL 176 leaves Marengo in eastern direction and utilizes north of Crystal Woods Golf Club for about 1.5 miles down the route of State Route 47 West of Crystal Lake, she meets U.S. Highway 14 in the center and on the Union Pacific / Northwest Line. In the eastern area the road crosses the Illinois State Route 31 after crossing the Fox River passes through the IL 176 in the north, first to Griswold Lake and shortly after the Iceland Lake and to the south the Slocum Lake. On the western outskirts of Wauconda the road meets the route of U.S. Highway 12 and Illinois State Route 59 and passes to the north of the village the Bangs Lake.
After the intersection with State Routes 60 and 83, the IL 176 reached the city Mundelein. At the center of it first encounters the U.S. Highway 45 and then crosses the North Central Service. In the city center Libertyville the street from the Illinois State Route 21 is crossed and crossed at the eastern edge of the Des Plaines River. South of Green Oaks, there is a junction to Interstate 94, the Tri -States Tollway forms in this section. To the west of Shields Townships IL 176 hits first on the State Route 43 and then on the U.S. Highway 41 before it ends after a total of 66 kilometers at the Illinois State Route 131.
History
Originally joined the Illinois State Route 176, the city Crystal Lake and Lake Bluff. In 1940 the line was extended to Marengo and replaced while the Illinois State Route 67